misdescriptive

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adjective

In United States trademark law, tending to mislead consumers about the qualities of the product represented by the mark.

“"Superhealth Yogurt" would be a misdescriptive trademark for a yogurt that was very high in fat.”

OriginEnglish descriptive ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

adjectivemisdescriptive (comparative more misdescriptive, superlative most misdescriptive)

comparative more misdescriptive · superlative most misdescriptive

  1. lawIn United States trademark law, tending to mislead consumers about the qualities of the product represented by the mark.

    "Superhealth Yogurt" would be a misdescriptive trademark for a yogurt that was very high in fat.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishdescriptive
  10. Englishmisdescriptive

From mis- + descriptive.

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Cite this entry
APA

misdescriptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdescriptive

MLA

“misdescriptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdescriptive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misdescriptive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdescriptive.

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